By Emmanuel Afonne A total of 32 youth teams have registered to be part of the inaugural Nigerian edition of the Health Champions Cup competition taking place in Lagos on Saturday. A statement by Kassim Ismaily, Director at Green Sports Africa, organisers of the tournament, said the event is strictlyContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam An energy expert, Dr Riverson Oppong, has tasked African head of states to maximise the economic opportunities given by Russian government to spur economic development and security on the continent. Oppong said this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on theContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said that Russia-Africa trade reached 18 billion dollars in 2022, which was necessitated by the first Russia–Africa Summit held in Sochi, Russia in 2019. Putin said this on Thursday at the ongoing Russian-African summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum in St. Petersburg,Continue Reading
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Some stakeholders on Thursday said that Nigeria and corporates entities should reshape thoughts and actions and align future investment practices with the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations. The stakeholders expressed the view at a workshop on: “ESG and Sustainable Finance – The Future of Investments”. TheContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Thursday in St Petersburg, Russia, announced a credit limit of 3 billion dollars to support African investors willing to exploit the opportunities in Russia. The President and Chairman Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Dr Benedict Oramah said this at the openingContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says Russia will supply 50,000 tons of grains to some African countries in the next three months in its bid to ensure food security. Putin said this on Thursday while declaring the Second Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum 2023 open inContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke The 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit opened in St. Petersburg on Thursday with Russia seeking to diversify its cooperation in terms of long-term development with Nigeria, Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event taking place at Expoforum was declared open by theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Africa is poised to take its rightful place in the system of global economic links. Putin said this at a trilateral meeting with Mr Azali Assoumani, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Union of the Comoros, andContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE), in collaboration with other stakeholders have announced plans to strengthen early warning and responses to conflicts in the country. The Director General of OSPRE, Mr Chris Ngwodo, in a statement on Thursday said this at a stakeholders meeting underContinue Reading
By Chukwuemeka Opara The Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Ebonyi, on Wednesday, embarked on staff audit to identify ghost workers in the institution. The Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Felix Attah, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after being screened that the exercise would also involve certificate verification. AttahContinue Reading
